Progress pics....... 41.8 lbs down!

To Donnawearen:

Oh just the usual stuff:
~ Drink your water. Its very important and will help flush out your body.
~ Try to exercise at least 5-6 days a week where you feel like it or not. Your health has to become a priority or its not going to work. I work out everyday of the week and I feel great. I also battle with depression and its gives me that extra boost on the days when I'm really feeling down. Usually the hardest part of exercise is getting around to doing it but eventually it becomes a habit.
~ Log every bite that goes into your mouth even if you're ashamed to. I'll admit that I have slipped up a few times since beginning my journey. But each day is a new day and the whole point of the food diary is to have a visual of what you're eating and to be held accountable. I make my diary public because being held accountable motivates me.
~ The hardest past that I've seen for a lot of people is the dreaded one month mark. This is where you think, "Okay I've been at this for awhile. Can I stick with this forever or do I want to go back to my old ways?" It was rough but I pushed past it and it gets so much easier after that (or at least for me). Of course there is still temptation and other things that make this journey tough. Now I've gotten to the point where I rarely want junk because I think of what it did to me before and how horrible I felt both phsically and emotionally. Cookies and brownies (some of the things I used to enjoy on a daily basis) are too sweet for me to eat now.
~ Plateaus: Everyone hits one. So be prepared to stick with it and push on through by doing things like switching up your exercise routine.

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